{"id":35752,"date":"2026-11-13T17:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/employhelpers.com\/?page_id=35752"},"modified":"2026-11-13T17:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:20:48","slug":"%e1%80%9f%e1%80%b1%e1%80%ac%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba%e1%80%80%e1%80%b1%e1%80%ac%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba-%e1%80%9b%e1%80%af%e1%80%b6%e1%80%b8%e1%80%95%e1%80%ad%e1%80%90%e1%80%ba%e1%80%9b%e1%80%80%e1%80%ba%e1%80%99%e1%80%bb%e1%80%ac%e1%80%b8-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/employhelpers.com\/my\/%e1%80%9f%e1%80%b1%e1%80%ac%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba%e1%80%80%e1%80%b1%e1%80%ac%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba-%e1%80%9b%e1%80%af%e1%80%b6%e1%80%b8%e1%80%95%e1%80%ad%e1%80%90%e1%80%ba%e1%80%9b%e1%80%80%e1%80%ba%e1%80%99%e1%80%bb%e1%80%ac%e1%80%b8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u101f\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a\u1000\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u1025\u1015\u1012\u1031\u1021\u101b \u101b\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1015\u102d\u1010\u103a\u101b\u1000\u103a\u1019\u103b\u102c\u1038 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35752\" class=\"elementor elementor-35752\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26000 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ehhk26000\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ehhk26001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hong Kong Statutory Holidays 2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All 15 statutory holidays in Hong Kong for 2026, with the date and day of the week, as published by the Labour Department. Below the list: long weekends, what each holiday is about, and what the holidays mean for domestic helpers and their employers.<\/p><p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/hong-kong-public-holidays-2027\/\">Hong Kong Statutory Holidays 2027<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/singapore-public-holidays-2026\/\">Singapore Public Holidays 2026<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26006 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26006\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26003 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15 statutory holidays\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery helper gets them all, from her first day.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26004 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-money-bill-wave\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoliday pay after 3 months\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPaid holidays once she has worked 3 months for her employer. The day off itself can\u2019t be swapped for money.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26005 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-umbrella-beach\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 long weekends\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThree days or more off for families with Saturdays off.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ehhk26007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of Hong Kong Statutory Holidays 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;margin:0\"><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;background:#143852;color:#fff;font-weight:600\">Date<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;background:#143852;color:#fff;font-weight:600\">Holiday<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">JAN<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">1<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\"><strong>The first day of January<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Thursday, 1 January 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">FEB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">17<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\"><strong>Lunar New Year\u2019s Day<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Tuesday, 17 February 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">FEB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">18<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\"><strong>The second day of Lunar New Year<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Wednesday, 18 February 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">FEB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">19<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\"><strong>The third day of Lunar New Year<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Thursday, 19 February 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">APR<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">5<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\"><strong>Ching Ming Festival<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Sunday, 5 April 2026. Falls on a Sunday. If that is her rest day, she gets the next day off that is not a holiday or rest day.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">APR<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">6<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\"><strong>Easter Monday<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Monday, 6 April 2026. New statutory holiday from 2026.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">MAY<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">1<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\"><strong>Labour Day<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Friday, 1 May 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">MAY<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">24<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\"><strong>The Birthday of the Buddha<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Sunday, 24 May 2026. Falls on a Sunday. If that is her rest day, she gets the next day off that is not a holiday or rest day.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">JUN<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">19<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\"><strong>Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boat)<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Friday, 19 June 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">JUL<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">1<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\"><strong>HKSAR Establishment Day<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Wednesday, 1 July 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">SEP<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">26<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\"><strong>The day following Mid-Autumn Festival<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Saturday, 26 September 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">OCT<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">1<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\"><strong>National Day<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Thursday, 1 October 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">OCT<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">18<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\"><strong>Chung Yeung Festival<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Sunday, 18 October 2026. Falls on a Sunday. If that is her rest day, she gets the next day off that is not a holiday or rest day.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">DEC<\/div><div style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">22\/25<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#F6F8FA\"><strong>Winter Solstice or Christmas Day<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Tuesday or Friday, 22 December 2026 or 25 December 2026. The employer chooses one of the two.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\" width=\"80\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:56px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #E3E8EE;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;line-height:1.2\"><div style=\"background:#FF7AAC;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:2px 0\">DEC<\/div><div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#143852;padding:4px 0\">26<\/div><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EE;vertical-align:middle;background:#FFFFFF\"><strong>The first weekday after Christmas Day<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5B6470\">Saturday, 26 December 2026<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hong Kong also has a few more general holidays (bank holidays), such as Good Friday. Those are not statutory holidays, so a helper gets them only if her contract says so. Good Friday becomes a statutory holiday in 2028 and the day after Good Friday in 2030.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ehhk26010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Long Weekends in Hong Kong 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For families with Saturdays and Sundays off, 2026 has 3 long weekends of three days or more:<\/p><ul><li><strong>4\u20136 Apr<\/strong> (Sat\u2013Mon, 3 days): Ching Ming Festival, Easter Monday<\/li><li><strong>1\u20133 May<\/strong> (Fri\u2013Sun, 3 days): Labour Day<\/li><li><strong>19\u201321 Jun<\/strong> (Fri\u2013Sun, 3 days): Tuen Ng Festival<\/li><\/ul><p>This counts statutory holidays only. Offices and banks that also close on the general holidays, such as Good Friday and the day after it, get a longer Easter break.<\/p><p>Going away? Agree with your helper early whether she comes along, stays home or takes days off, and what she will be paid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26014 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26012 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0\"><strong>Helpers: looking for a new employer?<\/strong> Create your free biodata. Employers message you directly, with no placement fees or loans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26013 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify eh-ph-cta elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ehhk26013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/sign-up-as-helper\/?register\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ehhk26015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Hong Kong Statutory Holidays 2026 Explained<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26029 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26029\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26016 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-glass-cheers\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe First Day of January \u00b7 Thu 1 Jan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Year\u2019s Day, after the countdown fireworks over Victoria Harbour. A statutory holiday, so every helper gets the day off.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26017 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dragon\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLunar New Year \u00b7 17\u201319 Feb\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe most important festival for Chinese families, with three statutory holidays. Families visit relatives, eat festive food and give red packets (lai see), and many employers give their helper one too. It is a busy time for helpers with cleaning and visitors before the holiday, but the statutory days off still apply. When one of the days falls on a Sunday, another day replaces it.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26018 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-seedling\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChing Ming Festival \u00b7 Sun 5 Apr\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTomb Sweeping Day. Families visit their ancestors\u2019 graves to clean them and make offerings of food, flowers and incense.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26019 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-egg\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEaster Monday \u00b7 Mon 6 Apr\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe day after Easter Sunday, a statutory holiday since 2026. Good Friday and the day after it are general holidays only (no statutory day off) until they become statutory holidays in 2028 and 2030.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26020 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hard-hat\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLabour Day \u00b7 Fri 1 May\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeld on 1 May every year to honour workers. A statutory holiday for every helper.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26021 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dharmachakra\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Birthday of the Buddha \u00b7 Sun 24 May\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuddhists visit temples to bathe statues of the Buddha, a symbol of washing away bad deeds. A statutory holiday since 2022.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26022 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-water\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTuen Ng Festival \u00b7 Fri 19 Jun\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Dragon Boat Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Teams race dragon boats in the harbours and families eat sticky rice dumplings (zongzi).\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26023 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-landmark\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHKSAR Establishment Day \u00b7 Wed 1 Jul\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarks 1 July 1997, when Hong Kong returned to China and became a Special Administrative Region.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26024 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-moon\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Day Following Mid-Autumn Festival \u00b7 Sat 26 Sep\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMid-Autumn Festival is celebrated with lanterns, mooncakes and the full moon, late into the night. The statutory holiday is the day after, so families can rest.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26025 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNational Day \u00b7 Thu 1 Oct\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe National Day of the People\u2019s Republic of China, on 1 October every year.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26026 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mountain\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChung Yeung Festival \u00b7 Sun 18 Oct\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOn the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, families visit their ancestors\u2019 graves, and many people hike up hills, a custom said to bring good luck.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26027 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-snowflake\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWinter Solstice or Christmas Day \u00b7 22 Dec or 25 Dec\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe employer chooses one of the two. Winter Solstice (Dong Zhi) is a family dinner day for Chinese families; Christmas Day matters most to Christian helpers. Agree on which one early in the year.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26028 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ehhk26028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-gift\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe First Weekday After Christmas Day \u00b7 Sat 26 Dec\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBoxing Day, a statutory holiday since 2024. In Hong Kong law a weekday is any day except Sunday, so it can fall on a Saturday.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ehhk26030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Rights on Statutory Holidays in Hong Kong<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Every helper gets all 15 statutory holidays<\/strong>, however long she has worked for her employer. Foreign domestic helpers are covered by the Employment Ordinance like other employees.<\/li><li><strong>Holiday pay:<\/strong> after 3 months with the same employer, statutory holidays are paid.<\/li><li><strong>No paying instead of the day off.<\/strong> An employer must give the holiday, or another day off. Paying money instead of the holiday is not allowed.<\/li><li><strong>If she has to work on a holiday<\/strong>, the employer must give an alternative day off within 60 days before or after it, with at least 48 hours\u2019 notice.<\/li><li><strong>If a holiday falls on her rest day<\/strong>, she gets the next day off that is not a holiday or rest day.<\/li><li><strong>Weekly rest day:<\/strong> at least one rest day (24 hours in a row) every 7 days, separate from statutory holidays.<\/li><\/ul><p>An employer who does not give statutory holidays or holiday pay can be fined up to HK$50,000. Source: Labour Department, Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26034 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26034\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ehhk26032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking for Your Next Employer?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Create your free biodata on EmployHelpers. Employers message you directly, new jobs are added every day, and there are no placement fees or loans for helpers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26035 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify eh-ph-cta elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ehhk26035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/sign-up-as-helper\/?register\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Create my free biodata<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Employers:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/helpers-maids-in-hong-kong\/\">find a domestic helper in Hong Kong<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ehhk26037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ehhk26038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1480\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" role=\"button\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1480\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How many statutory holidays are there in Hong Kong in 2026? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1480\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26039c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26039c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26039t elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26039t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>15. Easter Monday was added in 2026. Good Friday will be added in 2028 (16) and the day after Good Friday in 2030 (17).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1481\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" role=\"button\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1481\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When is Lunar New Year 2026 in Hong Kong? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1481\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26040c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26040c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26040t elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26040t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The holidays are on Tuesday 17 February, Wednesday 18 February, Thursday 19 February 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1482\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" role=\"button\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1482\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How many long weekends are there in 2026? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1482\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26041c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26041c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26041t elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26041t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3 for families with Saturdays off: 4\u20136 Apr (Ching Ming Festival, Easter Monday); 1\u20133 May (Labour Day); 19\u201321 Jun (Tuen Ng Festival).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1483\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" role=\"button\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1483\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are foreign domestic helpers entitled to statutory holidays? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1483\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26042c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26042c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26042t elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26042t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Helpers are covered by the Employment Ordinance and get all statutory holidays from their first day. They are paid for them after 3 months with the same employer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1484\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" role=\"button\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1484\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the difference between statutory holidays and general holidays? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1484\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26043c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26043c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26043t elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26043t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Statutory (labour) holidays are the days every employee, including helpers, must get off. General holidays are bank and office holidays, which include a few extra days such as Good Friday. Helpers get those only if their contract says so.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1485\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" role=\"button\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1485\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can my employer pay me instead of giving me the holiday? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1485\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26044c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26044c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26044t elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26044t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. The employer must give the holiday or another day off. Paying money instead of the day off is not allowed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1486\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" role=\"button\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1486\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What if a statutory holiday falls on my rest day? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1486\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26045c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ehhk26045c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ehhk26045t elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ehhk26045t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You get the next day off that is not a statutory holiday, alternative holiday, substituted holiday or rest day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How many statutory holidays are there in Hong Kong in 2026?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"15. 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